Seven area players selected for game

June 20, 2013

Seven area high school senior softball players will hit the field one more time and eight former players - including three from Philipsburg-Osceola and two from Claysburg-Kimmel - will be inducted at this year's Pennsylvania District 6 Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Game tonight.

The game will be held at Lock Haven University and pits a team of District 6 seniors against one from District 4. The 10-inning contest is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m.

Halfway through the game, an intermission will be taken to induct the 2013 Hall of Fame class, among which are Claysburg's Marissa Leslie and Amber Claar and P-O's Mackenzie Gonder, Abby Peangatelli and Brittany Murphy. Gonder and Peangatelli were elected last year but could not attend.

Bellwood-Antis' Taylor Payne, Claysburg's Kala Brumbaugh and Philipsburg-Osceola's Kate Burge might join them in a few years, but for now those area players will participate in the game itself to round out their scholastic careers. Bellwood's Kelsey Decker, Claysburg's Courtlin Holland and Central Cambria's Kandace Long and Lexi Murin also made the 20-player District 6 roster.